{"product_id":"the-ultimate-daily-show-and-philosophy-isbn-9781118397688","title":"The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSavor moments of Zen like never before, with our Senior Philosophical Correspondents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is revised, expanded, and updated to probe deeper than ever before the philosophical significance of the quintessential “fake” news show of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures significant revisions and updates from the first 2007 edition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of both \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e and its spin-off, \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals why and how \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e is philosophically engaging and significant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShowcases philosophers at their best, discussing truth, knowledge, reality, and the American Way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFaces head on tough and surprisingly funny questions about politics, religion, and power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments xi  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: From Wiley-Blackwell’s World Philosophy Headquarters in Malden 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 1 Headlines: Faux News Is Good News 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Rallying Against the Conflictinator: Jon Stewart, Neil Postman, and Entertainment Bias 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald J. Erion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Fake, the False, and the Fictional: The Daily Show as News Source 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Gettings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Daily Show: An Ethos for the Fifth Estate 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachael Sotos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Seriously Funny: Mockery as a Political Weapon 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Keeping It (Hyper) Real: Anchoring in the Age of Fake News 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKellie Bean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 2 Live Report: Jon Stewart (Not Mill) as Philosopher, Sort of 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Jon Stewart: The New and Improved Public Intellectual 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerrance MacMullan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Stewart and Socrates: Speaking Truth to Power 102\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Barad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Jon the Cynic: Dog Philosophy 101 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlejandro Bárcenas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “Jews! Camera 3”: How Jon Stewart Echoes Martin Buber 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph A. Edelheit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 3 Field Report: Politics and Critical Thinking 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 More Bullshit: Political Spin and the PR-ization of Media 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKimberly Blessing and Joseph Marren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Senior Black Correspondent: Saying What Needs to Be Said 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Scott Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Daily Show’s Exposé of Political Rhetoric 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiam P. Dempsey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Daily Show Way: Critical Thinking, Civic Discourse, and Postmodern Consciousness 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoben Torosyan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 4 Interview: Religion and Culture 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 GOP Almighty: When God Tells Me (and My Opponents) to Run for President 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoberto Sirvent and Neil Baker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Profaning the Sacred: The Challenge of Religious Diversity in “This Week in God” 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew S. LoPresti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Jon Stewart and the Fictional War on Christmas 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Kyle Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Evolution, Schmevolution: Jon Stewart and the Culture Wars 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMassimo Pigliucci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegment 5 Your Moment of Zen: Beyond The Daily Show 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 America (The Book): Textbook Parody and Democratic Theory 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteve Vanderheiden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 A Tea Party for Me the People: The Living Revolution Meets the Originalists 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachael Sotos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Neologization à la Stewart and Colbert 298\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason Holt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Irrationality and “Gut” Reasoning: Two Kinds of Truthiness 309\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmber L. Griffioen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Thank God It’s Stephen Colbert! The Rally to Restore Irony on The Colbert Report 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin S. Decker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSenior Philosophical Correspondents 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Holt\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at Acadia University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eBlindsight\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the Nature of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eFlexibility: A Concise Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and a forthcoming anthology in philosophy of sport.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at King’s College in Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and has overseen recent titles including \u003ci\u003eSuperman and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sabbath and Philosophy,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDoes fake news give us the real story?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Jon Stewart a philosopher?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan watching \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e make you smarter?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e play such a prominent role in our news culture?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere does \"Stephen Colbert\" end and Stephen Colbert begin?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking for the real deal on “fake” news? Want to know how Jon Stewart stacks up against today’s brightest public intellectuals? 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